Google gives wind power an AI makeover

Google is bringing artificial intelligence to wind energy. The tech giant is providing wind turbine output prediction software to French utility company Engie to improve efficiency and predictability at Engie's German wind farms. Google Cloud's global energy solutions director compared the technology to a trading recommendations tool, and Google said early tests improved the value of wind energy by 20%. Engie is Google's first customer in this area, and Google says it hopes to expand the service beyond the US$33 billion wind power industry.